R411       *BUMPERS indicate your ALLIANCE. Each ROBOT must be able to display red or blue BUMPER covers to reflect their ALLIANCE color, as assigned in the MATCH schedule distributed at the event (as described in section 10.1 MATCH Schedules). Contrasting markings on outward, upward, or downward facing surfaces of the BUMPER cover, other than the following, are prohibited:

A.      those required per R412,

B.      hook-and-loop tape, snap fasteners, or functional equivalents backed by the hard parts of the BUMPER,

C.      solid white FIRST logos between 4¾ in. (~121 mm) and 5¼ in. wide (~133 mm) (i.e. comparable to those available in the REEFSCAPE Virtual Kit), and

D.      narrow areas of underlying cloth exposed at seams, corners, or folds.